Sowden, Stephanie: - Stephanie Sowden grew up in Manchester, England, and studied history and politics at Durham University. After a brief foray into magazine journalism, she retrained in another love of hers (food) and now runs her own catering company. Stephanie took part in Curtis Brown Creative's selective novel writing course, during which she completed her first novel. She lives in South Manchester with her partner, Dave, and their little mad staffy, Butter.